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Colfax County adopts FY2027 budget, consolidates IT spending into new $450,000 department
Summary
The Colfax County Commission approved the county's final fiscal year 2027 budget and moved IT projects into a new centralized IT department with a $450,000 budget, while staff said recurring operations will dip about $115,000 and be covered from reserves and vacancies.
The Colfax County Commission voted to adopt its fiscal year 2027 final budget after staff presented revenue and expense projections and highlighted several one-time capital items.
Bridal Trujillo, chief deputy clerk, said staff circulated a final draft with green highlights showing changes from the preliminary numbers and asked the commission whether they wanted a line-by-line review. "The total of that [IT] budget is $450,000," Trujillo said, explaining the county moved IT projects and subscriptions out of individual department budgets to centralize purchasing and avoid duplicate subscriptions.
County staff reported anticipated FY27 revenue of $10,274,000 and anticipated expenses of $12,219,000, creating a $1.9 million negative change in the fund balance. Trujillo said about $1.8 million of that is nonrecurring — largely IT and capital items — leaving an estimated recurring deficit of approximately $115,000 that the county plans to cover from reserves and unfilled positions.
On staffing and salary changes, Trujillo told commissioners that most departmental increases from last year are in salaries and health insurance; she also listed several one-time items that account for the nonrecurring costs, including a $245,000 camera system, an ADA sidewalk, and a $1.5 million allocation for judicial center HVAC and roof work.
Commissioners approved the resolution adopting the final budget by roll call. The commission’s action authorizes staff to submit the budget to the Department of Finance and Administration and to begin the year with the adopted spending plan; staff said remaining steps include loading the budget into DFA and submitting required documentation.
The county manager told the board auditors are on site for the FY25 audit and staff hope to complete the final audit by the end of August if outstanding documents are provided.
Next steps: the budget will be finalized in DFA and staff will monitor recurring expenditures to avoid further drawdowns on reserves.
